Combination coach-window lock and handle



Nov. 10, 1925- 7 c. R. LAKE COMBINATION COACH WINDOW LOCK AND HANDLEFiled Dec. 13. 1924 2 I \la i 7 Q 5 INVENTOR.

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Patented Nov. 10, 1925.

CLARKE CR. LAKE, on enema, ILIJINUIS.

COMBINKTION COACH-WINDOW LQCZK AN?!) Application filed .ilecember 1:5,1924. Serial assess.

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.Be ,it known that I, .Cnannn ,R. .-LA.KE, a citizen of .the UnitedStates, residing .at- .Peo1tia,ii-n the-county of iP-eoriaand vState ofIllinois, {have invented certain new and usetul lmprouelnents inCombination Coach- Window Locks and Handles, of which the 1following isa complete specification.

This ,-.invention relates to combination window lock and handle to heused with windows of railway passenger coachesor in connection with thewindows off any ,puhl-ic conveyance where the same is .held in positionby notches Elocated in the window casia1g,;in lieu of the well knownweight.

The primary object of this invention is the provision a handle for coachwindows which includes means for operating the retaining meanspositioned at either edge of said window.

A fiurther object of this invention is to provide a handle of the abovementioned character which also includes .means for operating an-.additional latch arranged .to

connect {the two windows together for {simultaneous movement.

A still vfiu-rther object of this invention is the provision ofoonnections to {both latches,

operable directly from the lifting handle,

J9 tor releasing vboth latches.

An even .turther object of the present invention is to provide an outercoach Window with La iser-iesot vertically arranged notches and acoeacting latch therefor carried by the P95 inner window for (engagingror [disengaging such notches, and controllable through suitableconnections .to the litti-ng handle of the inner window.

With these generalzobjects in viewas well as minor objects which willappear as the invention is more thoroughly set forth in the followingspecification, the same will now he described by reference to theaccompanying drawing, in which:

Figure 1 is a face view of an inner win dow of a coach showing therelative position of the lifting handle and latch operating meanshousing.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged horizontal section on line IIII of Fig. 1, showingboth coach windows and the invention in place.

Fig. 3 is a detail section of the inner window latch taken on lineIII-III of Fig. 2. Fig. t is a similar section of the ou window latchtakenon line 1V-IV 0f ig' 2; and,

F 1g. 5 is a modified it orni of the invention,

showing the .latch, operating ameans and. l

handle in use with ra single window.

Referring .at this time tocthe drawings in detail, wherein similarreference .ch-aracters reterrto .analagousparts throughout the severalviews, .and,.wherein and 7 ,idesig-n hate the ordinary inner and outerwindows respectively of a railway :coach,,-a"n.d 1 8 ,the window casing:in which windows. 6 ,and 7 are .slidahly set .t'or verticalmovement.

It ,is common .to place a plunger 9, :actir ated by a coil spring 10 inthe frame .of coach windows of this type to securely hold the same inthedesired position bycausing plunger .9 ,to engage one of a series 40fad- 'acent notches 11 carried or cut intowcas- W feat practically\oneehalf the time. Also,

each window had to be .raisedseparately.

1 0 obviate this .difiicu-lty, and to add still further convenience inoperating both single and *doublccoach wrindowathe well known plunger-'9with its spring 10 hasbecnlmolm-ted inone end of .a housing .lzhatheother end of which terminates .at or .near the center i of window ,6 to.foizrn handle .12.

Window is also provided with angularly, outwardly projecting plunger 131 which extends ,to louter window ,7 and -engages .a :SBI'JQS .o;t ver'tical'ly anranged notches 14; formed within the itrarneo-f said outerwindow .7 and positioned as shown inflFig.

4:. A spring exerts the necessary pressure to retain plunger 13 in.theprojected positionand, a luglG pemnits of a down ward force beingapplied to window .7 lhy plunger 13 when it is desiredtoloiizer bothwindows at once.

Referring at this time to the operating means for the ab0ve-describedplunger 9, the same may, though not necessarily, consist of a cable 17connected thereto in any suitable manner which passes along throughpassage 18, formed within housing 11, to a trigger 19, or other meansoperable through engagement with the operators finger, Ciplhich ispivotally connected as at 20 to hane 12.

Operation.

Inner window only is raised by operating trigger 22,.which draws cable21 and releases plunger 13 from notches 14 of outer window 7.

When it is desired to lower inner window'6, trigger 19 is operatedrtopull cable 17, thus releasing plunger 9 from engagement with notches 11.

Both windows may be raised by operating trigger 19, since they arenormally connected for this movement through plunger 13 and notches 14.

When both windows are raised, they may both be lowered by dropping innerwindow to a level with outer window and permitting plunger 13 to engagelug 16, this is i done by openating trigger 19 which only releasesplunger 9.

Simple directions for operating the new window lock and handle may beconveniently place-d for the passenger if desired.

Having thus described the invention, and desiring to be limited only bythe scope of the appended claims, what is claimed is:

1. In a coach double window lock and handle, a lifting handle mounted on"the frame of the inner window, means carried by said inner window framefor releasably engaging a series of notches formed on said outer windowframe, and means operable from said lifting handle for actuating saidouter window engaging means.

2. In a coach double window lock and handle, a lifting handle mounted onthe frame of the inner window, means carried by said inner window framefor releasably engaging a series of notches formed vertically along theinner side of said outer window frame, operating means for said engagingmeans, a housing for said operating means and actuating means supportedby said lifting handle for actuating said outer window engaging means. 7

3. In a coach double window lock and handle, a lifting handle mounted onthe frame of the inner window, means slidably mounted within said innerwindow frame for engaging a series of notches formed vertically alongthe inner side of said outer window frame, actuating means for saidslidably mounted engaging means carried by said lifting handle, aflexible connecting cable joining said engaging means and said actuatingmeans whereby the inner window may be raised either independently of orsimultaneous with said outer window.

4. In a coach double window lock and handle, a lifting handle mounted onthe frame of the inner window adjacent the center thereof, means carriedby said inner window frame for engaging a series of notches formedvertically along the inner side of said outer window frame, meansoperable from said handle for actuating said engaging means and meansintegral with said outer window frame for coacting with said engagingmeans whereby said outer and inner windows may be loweredsimultaneously.

5. In a coach double window lock and handle, a lifting handle mounted onthe frame of the inner window, means mounted within said inner windowframe for engaging a series of notches formed by the outer window frame,means mounted within said inner window frame for engaging a series ofnotches formed by the window casing adjacent the edge of said innerwindow, flexible connections to both engaging means extending to saidhandle and means within said handle for actuating the said notchengaging means through said flexible connections. I

6. In a coach double window, a lifting handle mounted on theinner windowframe and means including a slidably mounted trigger carried by andoperable from said handle for selectively'causing the windows to becoupled for raising or lowering together, substantially as set forth.

7 In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature this 2nd day ofDecember, 1924.

CLARKE R. LAKE.

